2. A way to give yourself an edge.
Take a look at your own texting habits and discover
how to kick it up a notch. Differentiate yourself.
Make them want you. Permanently.

3. Plan your journey to accomplish your goal.
Whether you met five minutes ago, or five years ago,
to reach their heart, you’ll need a plan. Our free report will put you
on the right track.

4. Five rules for reeling them in.
Every man and woman has certain hard-wired behavior patterns.
Respect them and you’ll be in their arms. Violate them, and you’ll be
out the door. We spell them out for you.

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Start learning the art of French seduction – create real desire and watch
your texts invade more than just their in-box. Text the miles – or life’s
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helping you weather the crises and excel in the opportunities.

7. The keys to unleash your creativity.
Show you. Discuss them. Have fun! We’ll give you plenty of tips and ideas
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Top 10 Texting Rules

Have you ever pressed the send button on your cell phone only to be met with the feeling that you have messed up royally? Well chances are you did - if you broke one of these 10 texting rules! Most of the major texting mishaps can be avoided. So, put down your drink, think of something positive, and read on!

Recently I had an interesting conversation about personal happiness with a holistic doctor. So, what does this have to do with texting rules? A lot! He told me that many of his patients knocked on his door with the unrealistic expectation of finding a quick and dirty one-time solution to finding happiness. He was mystified that they didn’t understand the “nature of the beast”. Happiness is a moving target, something you must constantly strive to achieve.

Work It

The same is true with modern communication. If you want to excel at it, you need to keep working on your game. Most people aren’t born expert communicators, and even those who are excellent talkers experience a slump from time to time. Mastering modern communication requires continuously generating creative message ideas, changing up your communication channels (texting, email, phone, instant messages, photos, videos and voice messages), and respecting certain guidelines.

Age-Old Advice

Yep, even though you should shake things up, and let your creative juices flow, there are some age-old texting rules that you need to respect. Breaking them means almost certain failure.

So, what are the texting rules? You probably already know them, but here is a quick refresher course:

Top 10 Texting Rules (Don’t Be):

1. Drunk
This is a biggie. Avoid drunk texting unless you’re indifferent about the person you are texting, and you are okay with the possibility of losing them.

2. Too tired
We all have busy schedules filled with late night/early morning obligations. For many, feeling tired is a way of life. Be careful not to make a habit out of texting when you’re too tired to write something interesting. If you really have to send the text, at least start with the recipient’s name and end with a sweet “au revoir”.

4. Egocentric
Whenever possible maneuver the conversation so it’s geared towards the recipient, their life and their interests, not you.

5. A blowhard
Don’t text a play by play of your entire day – choose one of the other modern communication mediums if you have a lot to say (for example email – or pick up the phone). Keep your texts short.

6. A spammer
Besides making you look like a psycho, it’s super annoying to hear your phone bleep out 50 alerts (unless it’s on vibrate, which might be rather pleasant ☺).

7. Needy
Never ask your partner “Why don’t you write me back?” It is a huge passion killer. Play it cool and be patient. Never freak out if they don’t write back in one nano second.

8. A jerk
The same thing goes for sending “We need to talk” text messages to some poor guy or gal. Don’t text that ever. It is a mean text message that is sure to ruin the recipient’s day. Instead, ask them if they would be available to meet you at a specific time, and spill the beans then.

9. Vulgar
Watch the nudity and realize that any photo you send is going to be shared with multiple people (think mom, or grandma…).If you only remember one of these texting rules, remember this one (or Thanksgiving dinner could be very, very awkward!)

10. Careless
Choose wisely – once you hit send you can’t take it back, so make sure you have chosen the right recipient.

There you have it, 10 texting rules to abide by EVERY time you send a text message.

About Claudia Cox

Claudia Cox is a modern communication expert who gives singles and couples alike the tools they need to improve their relationships. She is the creator of The Text Weapon Texting Club, and the author of French Seduction Made Easy. She loves the outdoors, baking tasty treats for friends, and of course, texting.

2 Responses to “Top 10 Texting Rules”

Anyway, for #9 the book is almost always better than the movie, right? 🙂

Totally agree with you regarding length – keep it short! Great example from your 4 rules of texting article:

“NO: Hey I had a really good time on our date. How funny was it that the waiter spilled water all over that girl? Lol, well anyways, we should definitely do that again sometime. I know of this really cool sushi place over on ___st., but if you don’t like sushi, we can totally go somewhere else………..

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